Mikhail Karikis (Thessaloniki, GR, 1975) lives between Lisbon and London. His work developed in many media is shown internationally in museums, contemporary art biennials, and festivals. Karikis has released three solo music albums, as well as compilations and collaborative albums with Alamire Consort, members of the Hilliand Ensemble, with Dj Spooky and Björk. He performs as a musician and experimental vocalist in museums and music venues including the Barbican Art Centre and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Karikis also holds a professorial position at MIMA School of the Arts and the Creative Industries, UK.

Teresa Gentil is a composer, pianist and researcher. She is currently studying for a PhD in ethnomusicology and has been awarded an FCT research grant. She composes for orchestra, theater, musical theater, cinema and dance. Teresa collaborated regularly with the educational service of Fábrica das Artes (CCB-Lisbon), Casa da Música (Porto), the National Reading Plan, Áquem Mar Baroque Orchestra, and the Formiga Atómica company. She published five original albums and was honored with the Zeca Afonso Prize, awarded by the Almada City Council, Labjovem – Music and Labjovem – Theater Prizes, awarded by the Azores Regional Government.

Sara Ross (Azores, 1989) is a composer. In 2024 she is Young Composer in Residence at Casa da Música. She studied Acousmatic Music with Sebastian Castagna at Teesside University and Composition with Luís Tinoco, Carlos Caires and António Pinho Vargas at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. She received an Honourable Mention in the Bernardo Sassetti III Prize, the ‘Best Portuguese Music’ mention in the Miso Music 2009 competition and was selected for the 2014 National Creators Showcase. She arranged ‘Songs for Shakespeare’ by Maria João & OGRE Electric and published the single ‘To Hope’. She collaborated with the Ensemble Juvenil de Setúbal - an artistic project for social inclusion.

Francisco Joaquim (2000) is a composer and a member of the Artallis Conservatory Body Percussion Orchestra. He works regularly with the PhilarmoniCAL Orchestra and the Lisbon Film Orchestra. He studied classical guitar at the Conservatório d'Artes de Loures and he is graduated in composition at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, where he studied under the guidance of João Madureira, Luís Tinoco and Sérgio Azevedo.

Maruan Sipert is a choreographer and performer. In his practice, he works with art from an intercultural perspective and across borders, both geopolitical and linguistic. His research interests involve the concept of ‘Social Choreography’ in the multiple relationships between bodies, architectures and landscapes. He collaborates with different artists, presenting work at festivals, theatres and galleries in various countries.

Alix Sarrouy is a musician and sociologist of the arts. He is a researcher at the Institute of Ethnomusicology - Music & Dance at NOVA.FCSH, where he developed the  project ‘YouSound – Educação musical como ferramenta de inclusão de refugiados menores de idade na Europa’. He is co-editor of ‘A arte de construir cidadania: juventude, práticas criativas e ativismo’ (Tinta da China) and author of ‘Atores da educação musical: etnografia nos programas socioculturais El Sistema, Neojiba, Orquestra Geração’ (Húmus-CICS.NOVA).

Diogo Costa (1989), a conductor who recently won ‘Prémio Jovens Músicos’ for Orchestral Conducting, has worked on the production of several operas with some of the most outstanding directors and conductors. In 2020, Diogo Costa was a finalist in the ‘Mackerras Fellowship’ at the English National Opera, and a semi-finalist in the ‘Siemens Hallé International Conducting Competition’. He collaborates with national orchestras, such as the Gulbenkian Orchestra, and international ones, such as the West European Studio Orchestra, and he played with renowned jazz musicians such as Benny Golson, Perico Sambeat and John Ellis.